One way to reduce the amount of terrorism - Think Atheist2015-03-03T21:12:59Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/one-way-to-reduce-the-amount-of-terrorism?commentId=1982180%3AComment%3A1296543&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noIt's... unethical? Not that I…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-20:1982180:Comment:12972532013-04-20T14:06:51.212ZLewalhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/chieflewal
It's... unethical? Not that I don't think it's brilliant.
It's... unethical? Not that I don't think it's brilliant. It may have something to do w…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12970222013-04-19T22:11:14.116ZStregahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MzStrega
<p>It may have something to do with the existence of a focal point for blame. When there is a specific perpetrator and the act is malicious, it enables the emotion of shock to be converted to anger, thus giving it an outlet for release.</p>
<p>It may have something to do with the existence of a focal point for blame. When there is a specific perpetrator and the act is malicious, it enables the emotion of shock to be converted to anger, thus giving it an outlet for release.</p> The Texas explosion is an act…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12971232013-04-19T21:55:01.419ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>The Texas explosion is an action (or so it seems) and accidents tend to lack intentionality. When an act is intentional, as in the Boston explosions, we want to know why someone felt a need to do that. If it turns out the Texas explosion was an act of terrorism or sabotage, we'll become more interested in it. Otherwise, it's just something sad and unfortunate that happened.</p>
<p>The Texas explosion is an action (or so it seems) and accidents tend to lack intentionality. When an act is intentional, as in the Boston explosions, we want to know why someone felt a need to do that. If it turns out the Texas explosion was an act of terrorism or sabotage, we'll become more interested in it. Otherwise, it's just something sad and unfortunate that happened.</p>
There also seems to be a di…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12970182013-04-19T21:43:09.153ZAngela Evangeliahttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_13yjnhy3fd7t0
<p> </p>
<p>There also seems to be a difference in the way we react to deaths caused by violence than to deaths caused by accident. I imagine that the explosion in Texas did a lot more damage and killed more people than in Boston and it would have been just as terrifying. It could be because one of them made us feel under attack and thats a scarier feeling.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>There also seems to be a difference in the way we react to deaths caused by violence than to deaths caused by accident. I imagine that the explosion in Texas did a lot more damage and killed more people than in Boston and it would have been just as terrifying. It could be because one of them made us feel under attack and thats a scarier feeling.</p>
<p> </p> Another thing. Rather than re…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12971122013-04-19T21:10:05.085ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>Another thing. Rather than reporting that some group is claiming responsibility for a terror attack, why not require news agencies to report that they are claiming irresponsibility.</p>
<p>Another thing. Rather than reporting that some group is claiming responsibility for a terror attack, why not require news agencies to report that they are claiming irresponsibility.</p> I completely agree. I wonder…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12968622013-04-19T17:19:06.434ZMissy Hollingsworthhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/MissyHollingsworth
<p>I completely agree. I wonder what would happen if the US did stop covering stories like this in the way we do now. Make it second line news rather than front page. I'm sure that is completely unrealistic, but it might work. But, at the same time, asking people to not drive drunk doesn't work, so asking people to quit 'rubber necking' situations like this is a lost cause. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't need to see an event repeated for several days in a row to know it happened.…</p>
<p>I completely agree. I wonder what would happen if the US did stop covering stories like this in the way we do now. Make it second line news rather than front page. I'm sure that is completely unrealistic, but it might work. But, at the same time, asking people to not drive drunk doesn't work, so asking people to quit 'rubber necking' situations like this is a lost cause. I don't know about anyone else, but I don't need to see an event repeated for several days in a row to know it happened. Cover it once and then let it go. Let the people affected by this grieve in peace, rather than being reminded of the tragedy several times a day for weeks, sometimes even months after the event.</p>
<p>I don't know if it would slow down the acts of terrorism, but I'm sure it would make it better for the people who are right in the middle of it all.</p> I was ambiguous in my last st…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12965732013-04-19T03:13:23.585ZAdamhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Adam751
<p>I was ambiguous in my last statement. I was talking more so of Al Qaueda.</p>
<p>They only care about if their attacks succeeded and caused damage. Everything else to them is secondary. The lone wolves that try to emulate them are a different case though. </p>
<p>Despite what most people think, Al Qaueda is more of a political terrorist organization than they are a religious terrorist group. Religion is just the convenient justification and recruitment tool. Their goal is cause terrorism…</p>
<p>I was ambiguous in my last statement. I was talking more so of Al Qaueda.</p>
<p>They only care about if their attacks succeeded and caused damage. Everything else to them is secondary. The lone wolves that try to emulate them are a different case though. </p>
<p>Despite what most people think, Al Qaueda is more of a political terrorist organization than they are a religious terrorist group. Religion is just the convenient justification and recruitment tool. Their goal is cause terrorism until Western nations especially UK, France and US gets the heck out of Mid East and leave them alone.</p> I wonder what a criminal psyc…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12966292013-04-19T02:40:48.831ZKairan Nierdehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/KairanNierde
<p>I wonder what a criminal psychologist would say.</p>
<p>I wonder what a criminal psychologist would say.</p> They want the most public eve…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12967052013-04-19T02:17:26.381ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>They want the most public events they can take credit for. Rest assured, they are not about secret attacks. All the hooplah is the evidence we give them that their attack succeeded.</p>
<p>They want the most public events they can take credit for. Rest assured, they are not about secret attacks. All the hooplah is the evidence we give them that their attack succeeded.</p> If they are Islamic terrorist…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-04-19:1982180:Comment:12962862013-04-19T01:45:14.648ZAdamhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Adam751
<p>If they are Islamic terrorists, that's not going to work. They are not about wanting spectacles, more so political revenge for the west being involved in the Middle East.</p>
<p></p>
<p>If they are Islamic terrorists, that's not going to work. They are not about wanting spectacles, more so political revenge for the west being involved in the Middle East.</p>
<p></p>